Almost 95 percent of people in their thirties in Japan were smartphone owners as of August 2023. The second-highest smartphone penetration rate was measured among people in their twenties, of whom 93.1 percent owned smartphones.
Share of people who own smartphones in Japan as of August 2023, by age group
Sample size of age groups:
6 to 12 years: n=1,895
13 to 19 years: n=2,011
20 to 29 years: n=2,493
30 to 39 years: n=3,286
40 to 49 years: n=4,581
50 to 59 years: n=5,185
60 to 69 years: n=6,026
70 to 79 years: n=5,661
80 years and older: n=3,058
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Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). (June 7, 2024). Share of people who own smartphones in Japan as of August 2023, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/687678/japan-smartphone-penetration-rate-by-age/
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Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). (2024). Share of people who own smartphones in Japan as of August 2023, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/687678/japan-smartphone-penetration-rate-by-age/
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Share of people who own smartphones in Japan as of August 2023, by age group [Graph], Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan), June 7, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/687678/japan-smartphone-penetration-rate-by-age/
